embarrassment
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Embarrassment is the feeling you have when you are embarrassed. 尴尬; 难堪
I think I would have died of embarrassment. 我觉得我一定会尴尬得要死。
We apologize for any embarrassment this may have caused. 我们为可能会带来的任何尴尬而道歉。
2. N-COUNT An embarrassment is an action, event, or situation that causes problems for a politician, political party, government, or other public group. 难堪的事
The poverty figures were undoubtedly an embarrassment to the president. 这些贫困数字无疑是令总统难堪的一件事。
3. N-SING If you refer to a person as an embarrassment, you mean that you disapprove of them but cannot avoid your connection with them. 丢脸的人[表不满]
You have been an embarrassment to us from the day Doug married you. 自从你和道格结婚的那天起你对我们来讲一直是个丢脸的人。
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embarrassment /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/ (embarrassments)
剑桥词典
- the feeling of being embarrassed , or something that makes you feel embarrassed
- I could have died of embarrassment.
- He rustled his papers to hide his embarrassment.
- Luckily, I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everyone.
- Nobody spoke for at least five minutes and Rachel squirmed in her chair with embarrassment.
- She felt acute embarrassment at his behaviour .
尴尬,窘迫;局促不安;令人尴尬的事
She blushed with embarrassment. 她窘得脸都红了。
My parents are an embarrassment to me! 我父母让我觉得很丢脸!
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